American Sniper

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I watched the movie today and was disappointed with a cousin joke. The star of the movie insisted that he was "not a redneck but a Texan."

The girl asked what the difference was.

"Rednecks ride cousins. Texans ride horses."

Something like that.

It was a pretty good movie, along with "Zero Dark Thirty." Both are important films. Zero is really intense and emotional, certainly not for kids or the faint of heart. It starts out with a waterboarding scene and never lets up -- for two solid hours.

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I watched "American Sniper", too. Between "American Sniper", "Lone Survivor", and "Zero Dark Thirty", I liked "Lone Survivor" more than the other two films.

But, the difference between the three movies is that "American Sniper" shows the reality of service members in the armed forces trying to adjust to home life after being in combat and away from your loved ones for so long that can change someone. All three though have their own pros and cons from people's perspective.

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Oh this was a nice real life story movie.... but i am very disappointed about the cause of his death. He resigned from beaing a seal because of his wife's fear of losing him from wars, yet he didnt die in wars.

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Haven't seen the movie yet, but I've heard it's very good. Sad about his death though, fought for the American people, and got shot by one. Hope I don't end up like that if I choose the same job choice.

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I've seen both American Sniper and Zero Dark Thirty with my cousin. I loved both movies.

They hit home for her a bit. She was an officer in the Army. A Major (O4), and she was with the 25th infantry division, as a cultural adviser. Though she was never assigned to a direct combat role, her unit did come under fire a couple of times. She said she was hit in the chest and abdomen, but thankfully her vest caught them.

She's taken me to gun ranges to teach me how to shoot better. One of her friends even got his instructor who was Spetsnaz (Russian special forces) to show me a couple of things.